Blade holder



Feb. 13, 1923.

B. AMES BLADE HOLDER Filed Feb. 5, 1.920

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UNlED 'OFFlCE.

BUTLER AMES, LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS.

BLADE HOLDER.

Application filed February '5, 1920. Serial No. 356,471.

holders for blades adapted for use with safety-razors and the like. It comprises a holdin clip for packing such blades and is adapte to be formed of sheet metal or other suitablematerial.

4 It has heretofore been customary to pack razor blades in paper or cardboard packages or cartons, the blades being usually individually wrapped in oiled or waxed paper. The cutting edges of'such blades are extremely fine and being formed of thin metal may be comparatively easil injured or destroyed by contact with sti or rigid material. The paper wrapping or cardboard carton is not of sufiicient strength to properly protect the blades, and on contact will dull the edges and rough or careless handling will often ruin the blades before use. 7

It is an object of my invention to provide a holding clip for razor blades or the like which will protect such elements from injury through careless handling. It is an object to provide a holder which will positivel and adequately protect the blade edges t -is also an object to provide a holder which may be mechanically formed at small cost from comparatively inexpensive mate-rial.

It is an object to provide; a holder .upon

which blades may be readily assembled, and from which one or more may be easily detached, the remaining blades being still protected by the holder. Another object of my invention in its more specific aspect is to provide such a clip or holder so formed that it is only possible to assemble blades thereupon in the proper position. Other and further objects and results of my invention will appear as the description proceeds.

For the accomplishment of these desired objects I have provided a blade holder which comprises a comparatively stiff or substantially rigid guard member having overhan lng portions out of contact with the cutting edges of the blades and protecting these edges from contact with objects which may injure the fine cutting edge. 7

An important feature as regards the utility of my device lies in the facility and ease with which blades may be removed the're-- from. The overhanging portions of the holder act asfinger grips and prevent accidental cutting or the fingers in removing a blade. Also-in the particular embodiment which I have shown and described hereafter, 7

.the holderv is formed shorter than the extreme length of the blade to be held and yet 4 longer than the cutting edge thereof so that the edge is fully protected. While the holder 1s held by means of the overhanging portions 'f between the thumb and forefinger of one hand, the unsharpened ends of the blades may be similarly grasped by the other hand since the end of the holder will "not interfere and the blade may thus be removed without danger of cutting either hand or of injuring the blade edges. The fact that the holder is shorter than the extreme length of the blade, greatly facilitates the removal of. the blade in the manner just-described.

The specific form of holder shown not only has the advantages in use which have just been described but also permits the use of less material and since the ends of the holder are square there is no material wasted in manufacture. a

I have shown a preferred form of my invention in the accompanyingdrawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a, perspective view of my improved holder: 1

.Figure 2 1s a plan View showing blades assembled thereon of Fig. 2: and

Figure 4-. is a section taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

in a number of types of blades in general 2 use for the purpose of attachment to the razor in using the blade, and are here utilized for another purpose; The upper ends of the tongues 7 are bentdown to retain the blades in place. Obviously the length 90 Figure 3 is a section taken on line 3-3 forefinger.

ma be formed of any other suitable maedges faced in the same direction.

of the tongues 7 and the height of the flanges 6 will be proportioned according to the number andthe thickness of the blades to be placed in each holder. The length of the clip is slightly less than the extreme length of the blades in order to facilitate the removal of the blades which may be.

readily taken endwise between thumb and After removing. a blade the tongues 7 may be again bent down to retain the remaining blades.

, The width between the flanges 6 is slightly greaterthan the width of the blades so that they do not contact with either flange. In the illustration, the blade shown is of a, single edged type having the openings 9 closer to the back than to the cutting edge. The tongues 7 are accordingly placed closer to one of the flanges 6'than to the other such flange. This eccentric location oftheopenings and the tongues renders it impossible to place the blades in the holder than in uniform manner With all cut-tiling he size ofthe holder and the location and size of the tongues will be varied to suit the particular type of blades with which is tobe used.

While the holder is. preferably formed from sheet. metal by a stamping process it teria-l having sufficient rigidity to retain and protect the blades, such material as celluloid, for example. In this case the tongues 7 would be resiliently flexible and would be formed in the bent down position, being flexed up inputting on or taking off blades and returning automatically to the bent down position when released. If

stamped from spring metal the holder would also function in this manner. 3

Obviously the blades may be individually wrapped in the usual oiled or waxed paper if desired, the tongues 7 passing through openings similar to 9 in the wrapping.

I claim I ,1. A holder for razor bladesor the like,

comprising asubstantially rigid member adapted to extend beyond the blade edge, and means on the holder for attaching blades to said holder, the substantially rigid member being shorter than the' extreme length of the blade with which it is adapted for use.

2. A holder for razor blades or the'like, comprising a substantially rigid member adapted to extend beyond the blade edge, and means on the holder for attaching blades to said holder, the substantially rigid member being shorter than the extreme length of the blade with which it is adapted for use but longer than the cutting edge of said blade. I

- 3. A holder for razor blades or the like, comprising a substantially rigid member, one side of which is adapted to extend beyond an edge of a blade supported thereon and has overhanging portions adapted to Massachusetts 

